Seche vite top coat - worth the hype?

I've been reading that 'wrapping' your nails can prevent the shrinkage, so I'll try that. I do really, really, like the super glossy shine on the SV, so if I can get around it this way...

Otherwise the SH seems fine, just not quite as glossy! I do love the Butter London top coat as well, but at 15 quid a bottle...

wrapping as in painting allong the top edge of the nail?

I have to say i haven't tried that in all my years of using seche? will give that a go  

Ladybug86 wrote:wrapping as in painting allong the top edge of the nail?

I have to say i haven't tried that in all my years of using seche? will give that a go  

Yep, just painting the very edge. Which sounds a lot easier than it actually is, lol.

I stopped using SV because of shrinkage. I started tip wrapping to prevent that then it shrunk around my cuticles instead!!

shoppingaddict wrote:I stopped using SV because of shrinkage. I started tip wrapping to prevent that then it shrunk around my cuticles instead!!

Damn, there goes my master plan, lol.

You might have better luck than me!

Could it work having another top coat first and then popping SV on top after

Well I tried again last night, and finally had success, hurrah!

It seems wrapping the nail tips works for me. So I guess I'm well on the road to being a Seche Vite fan now (that shine!).

I need to try mine again and wrap my tips, I've got two bottles in the house barely touched because I get horrible shrinkage with it, I hope wrapping the tips might help because like you say the shine is amazing.

I hate to say it Magpie but I think I now have the problem shoppingaddict described and am getting a bit of shrinkage on the cuticles instead! Sooooo annoying because I love it!

It didn't seem to do it on the Butter London polish I used, but it's shrunk at the cuticles with the Nelly Polish (with a base of NYC) that I have on today. Bummer.

I've followed all the advice - wrapped tips, made sure I apply a thick coat of SV, applied before the polish is completely dry. So I'm wondering if it's just a case of the two of us not getting along, a chemical reaction kinda thing.

On the upside, the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri is fab, it just lacks the lovely thick glossy magic of SV.

I bought Insta-Dri to try it and it does not react well to me. It clouds and I get more tipwear than normal

 

JackieP wrote:
I've followed all the advice - wrapped tips, made sure I apply a thick coat of SV, applied before the polish is completely dry.  So I'm wondering if it's just a case of the two of us not getting along, a chemical reaction kinda thing.

I wondered that myself, I'm going to try again because I have loads left and don't want to waste it but generally I find Insta Dri and the Boots N07 quick dry top coat work really well for me, even though they aren't quite so shiny, maybe I'm just not a Seche kind of girl.

JackieP wrote:On the upside, the Sally Hansen Insta-Dri is fab, it just lacks the lovely thick glossy magic of SV.

Just stick another coat on if you need more thickness.

Geordie...I occasionally get cloudiness with Instra-Dri, just near the tips. 9 out of 10 times it doesn't happen, I've not managed to work out what causes it. It only does it near the tips and it clears away completely after a few mins so I just ignore it.

Oh OK, I'll keep trying and I'll be extra-careful wrapping my tips.

Yeah I get cloudy tips occasionally as well, the Butter London one I have does it too. Like starry says it goes away after a little while so it's no big deal. Strange though!

I sometimes get cloudy tips with the No7 one, I have no idea what causes it! I'm quite glad it's not just me though I thought I must be doing something wrong to make it happen!